In today’s society, people do a lot more sitting throughout
the day. Whether it is at work, school, or even at home, everyone sits for long
periods of time. Most people know that sitting for extended periods are bad,
but do they know how bad it is for their health? The Washington Post has an
article on their webpage that provides a picture of the body sitting down. In
the picture, they describe each body part that is damaged as a result of
sitting for a long time. They explain that heart disease is a big problem to
sitting since it’s linked to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and an
increase in getting cardiovascular disease.
Like me, many people think if you work out during the day
that will balance out the time lost from sitting. Well, according to an article
in The Huffington Post, cardiology experts determined that “no amount of physical
activity is enough to combat the dangerous health effects of sitting.” So does
this mean that all my time spent exercising because I had desk job was for
nothing? On the bright side, exercising is still beneficial, it just wasn’t
going to change the fact that I sat for eight or nine hours.
So what are those people with jobs that require long hours
of sitting to do? The Mayo Clinic provides some ways to get moving even while
at work. Standing while talking on the phone and having meetings while walking
laps instead of in a room are two great ideas. Click here to see other ways to
stay moving at work.
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